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Hey guys I've been vacationing in Cali for the past several days and I have question. Is it normal for it to be below 80 degrees in San Fransisco in the middle of summer?

From what I've heard, it's perfectly normal. It's also perfectly normal for it to be in the upper 60s to 70s in the winter, and spring, and fall, and winter as well.


OK, well maybe not that monotonous, but pretty close.

When I was there in July 2004 the highs were only in the upper 50s/lower 60s!

It is very normal for SFO to be below 80F in July and August. Welcome to the wonderful world of upwelling. The warmest weather in SFO generally occurs in June, September and October when the onshore winds are lighter and the upwelling to the west and NW is less. Ocean breezes in SFO tend to be more like gales-especially around the Golden Gate and Carquinez Strait-two narrow gaps where the cold Pacific Air tries to flow into the oven known as the Central Valley. SFO is known as the Air Conditoned City because of this cold air flow. However, when the winds turn offshore-then the heat gets turned on fast. Mark Twain once said the coldest he had ever been was when he spent a Summer in SFO. BTW, SFO is NOT SoCA and the Winter weather there can be anything but monotonous-the place can get some rather bodacious storms and the offshore shoals still claim ships during a storm.

Steve

For SFO, if you're on the coast, it really is abnormal to see temperatures much above 80 degrees at any time of the year.

Mark Twain once said something like " The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Fransisco." I spent a summer (1975) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Compared to a summer in the east I found the weather there quite cold.....MGC

Thanks Guys, this is indeed "Everyone's Favorite City" I've already been on the GGB (Golden Gate Bridge) and I've gone hiking in the mountains of San Jose. I'd really love to move here.

Where did you go hiking HurricaneHunter?

I-580 over the Altamont Pass (lots of windmills) and CA-152 near the San Luis Reservoir are really beautiful scenic areas. I've personally never been to the Henry Coe State Park and Lick Observatory but I've heard the views are breathtaking (though I've also heard the roads are steep, narrow, and quite treacherous).

You should also go to the Big Sur area (or pretty much all of Hwy 1, for that matter). My biggest regret there is passing through and not stopping.

Lake Tahoe area's pretty beautiful too. You'll see more mountains juxtaposed with bodies of water than you'll ever see in a whole life in Florida if you follow my iternerary.

I know, but the sad thing is I'm leaving tomorrow. But I'll be back later probably next year or even September. I went hiking in the Rancho San Antonio area. And in honor of this great place I decided to change my avatar to the GGB and I'll probably change it back to the Philippines Flag at the end of August.

We stayed there for like two hours. Very little hiking. Sigh. Beautiful place though.

Glad you enjoyed California HurricaneHunter and we welcome you anytime!

Thanks wxmann, I hope I'll get to see you if I come back later this year.

I went to SF in the summer. It's really pleasant during the summer.

The road up to Lick Observatory is where I practiced my mountain driving back in the earl 1960's. The lower portion of the road has been tamed some because of the houses on the first ridge line, but once past Hall's Valley and the State Park there (the valley is a rift valley of the Calaveras Fault), the road gets rough and once above Smith's Creek and the Ranger station the road becomes wicked-but fun to drive if you are an experienced mountain driver. Not a road for flatlanders (especially from FL) though. BTW 914, the Zigzag up to Baguio City (as it is called over there) is also a fun road as was the old road from Dinalupihan to Olongapo City.

Steve

HurricaneHunter914 wrote:Thanks Guys, this is indeed "Everyone's Favorite City" I've already been on the GGB (Golden Gate Bridge) and I've gone hiking in the mountains of San Jose. I'd really love to move here.

i hate everything politically about SFO though but thats totally new discussion

f5 wrote:

HurricaneHunter914 wrote:Thanks Guys, this is indeed "Everyone's Favorite City" I've already been on the GGB (Golden Gate Bridge) and I've gone hiking in the mountains of San Jose. I'd really love to move here.

i hate everything politically about SFO though but thats totally new discussion

Same here.

I wouldn't know...I've never been there. I'm pretty liberal though, so I'd assume I'd like it.

Anyway, I've always wanted to go to SF. It's one of the first cities on my list.

SAn Francisco and the bay area are a beautiful area to visit. I have been there several times since I have family in the area.

The weather as you described it is just as I remember it. I was wearing sweaters in the summer there!

bob rulz wrote:I wouldn't know...I've never been there. I'm pretty liberal though, so I'd assume I'd like it.

Anyway, I've always wanted to go to SF. It's one of the first cities on my list.

Communists win elections in San Francisco. I mean, real Communists, members of the Communist party who run as Communists. What passes as liberal in Salt Lake City would be conservative in San Franscisco.

temujin wrote:

bob rulz wrote:I wouldn't know...I've never been there. I'm pretty liberal though, so I'd assume I'd like it.

Anyway, I've always wanted to go to SF. It's one of the first cities on my list.

Communists win elections in San Francisco. I mean, real Communists, members of the Communist party who run as Communists. What passes as liberal in Salt Lake City would be conservative in San Franscisco.

Salt Lake City is not conservative. The rest of Utah is, but not Salt Lake City.

And wow, ACTUAL Communists? Okay, that's going a bit too far, haha.

Both Bezerkley (Berkley) across the Bay from SFO and Santa Cruz down the coast have had City Councils dominated by actual members of the Communist Party. It was said of SFO during the heyday of Harry Bridges that SFO had the largest Communist Party Cell outside of the USSR and the PRC.

Steve